From the recycling bin to the windowsill, a recycled two-liter bottle can be transformed into a miniature rain forest with a layer of gravel, charcoal, soil, and small tropical plants. As seen on Juggling with Kids, this recycling craft makes a great rainy day project for both kids and kids at heart.

Lime Coconut Cake: A sweet, summery cake with just the right amount of zing to get the dessert party started. It also has the magical ability to transport your thoughts to a tropical oasis, even if your real-world view is more recycling bins than banana trees.

Japanese artist Takumi Kama creates awesomely realistic paintings of completely imaginary insects. Leaf insects are very real and really do use mimicry to hide from predators, but Kama’s leaf insects...